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The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is a network of local, regional and national grassroots agencies representing five primary ethnic populations/indigenous nations in the United States: African American, Arab American/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latina, and Native American/Indigenous. The Collective was formed in 1997 and initially funded by the Ford Foundation to educate women of color and policy makers on reproductive and sexual health and rights, and to work towards the access of health services, information and resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate. SisterSong agencies achieve these goals through public policy work, advocacy, service delivery and health education within their communities on the local, national and international levels. Formerly called SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, in 2009 the organization changed it's name to SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.
The Records contain materials pertaining to the SisterSong national membership meetings, conferences and workshops including background information and audiovisual recordings. There are also video recordings of the 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C., and a film by N'Dieye Danavall of the march entitled "Listen Up!"
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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
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Periodic additions to collection are expected and may not be reflected in this record.
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective began donating their records to the Sophia Smith Collection in 2006. Periodic additions are expected.
Accessioned by Burd Schlessinger.
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